NATURAL DEFENSES

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 | GESAMTKUNSTWERK BUILDING

A BIOPHILIC INSTALLATION BY JANAE HERNANDEZ OF PLANT PSYCHE. WITH A SELECTION OF FLORA THAT EMBODY THE NATURAL PROCESS OF DEFENSE. THE ARTIST ARRANGES THE PLANT SPECIMENS INSIDE THE CONFINES OF THE GALLERY SETTING. IN NATURE, THESE SPECIMENS POSSES MANY ATTRIBUTES THAT ALLOW THEM TO THRIVE IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS WATER RETENTION DURING DROUGHT AND AGGRESSIVE THORNS. BY PRESENTING SUCH SPECIMENS IN THE FORM OF AN EXHIBITION, HERNANDEZ AIMS TO CREATE A DISPLAY THAT ILLUSTRATES THIER DEFENSIVE PROPERTIES AND BRINGS AWARENESS TO THE FRAGILE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.

THIS BOTANICAL SCULPTURE IS MADE OF 100% ORGANIC MATERIALS AND ALL MATERIALS USED WERE REPURPOSED IN A GARDEN SETTING.